Aristotle describes the "mean" as the perfect amount of something needed for ourselves. Anything that passes the threshold of "excess" or "deficit" in regard to the "mean" will leave a detrimental effect on us. Everyone has their own mean, but the detrimental effect of going over/under their mean is still in effect. One of the simplest examples from my own life involves the amount of time I take studying. It is clear to see how not studying enough will have a negative effect on one's life, but is it possible for someone to over-study within a certain window of time? And the answer is yes, you can certainly study to the point where you will start doing more harm than good for your understanding of the curriculum. Just like many aspects of the
Oedipus’ life is like a bad fortune cookie. He is short of luck and is destined to a bad future. Throughout his misfortune he still exemplifies a few of Aristotle’s “The High-Minded Man” qualities. Aristotle wrote of qualities that only a man of greatness and happiness would acquire. The essay, “The High-Minded Man” by Aristotle reflects characteristics of Oedipus In Oedipus Rex, he displays the high-minded qualities of truth and honor, but lacks in the gift of fortune.
To begin with, John Diefenbaker proves his position of being the most influential man in Canada as he revealed the importance of equality to Canadians by contributing to two momentous political issues. Firstly, John Diefenbaker established the Bill of Rights which positively changed Canadian perspectives and established Canadian identity. During this era, the Bill of Rights was significantly modern and addressed the inclusion of equality that Diefenbaker actively wanted to incorporate in the lives of Canadians. For instance, Part I of the Bill of Rights states," It is hereby recognized and declared that in Canada there have existed and shall continue to exist without discrimination by reason of race, national origin, colour, religion or sex..."
Could some educators be correct in saying that there are benefits to overlearning? In experiments where subjects learning literature was observed, they either quit or continued studying after a certain point. Results proved that when they studied more, test performance was higher.
Lack of comprehension and poor course work will result in a lower grade average. Students may become frustrated and give up easily.
The election of 2000 is a true story based on the presidential campaign between Governor Bush and vice-president Al Gore. This election was significant due to the controversy regarding Florida’s ballots and became the first election where the Supreme Court largely affected the outcome of the presidential election. With Bush leading the poll by 1,784 votes, this allowed Gore’s campaign to request a mandatory machine recount with a 0.3% difference in votes. However, many of Florida's counties refused to rerun the ballots in the machine. Instead, they would rerun the memory card. As a result, ballot chad's became the dilemma of the election and possibly change the entire outcome in presidential history. Under those circumstances, Gore’s campaigned
Both Aristotle and Nietzsche’s philosophies impacted the entire study of philosophy in one way or another. Friedrich Nietzsche faced many criticisms during his time on earth and continues to be the face of different and adverse ways of thinking. Starting off, Nietzsche and Aristotle “saw the ability of the Greek tragedy to transform human understand” (Mitchell 328). Moreover, Aristotle was often pegged as going off the track by not following and often challenging the lessons taught by his teacher, Plato. Nietzsche and Aristotle begin to diverge when Nietzsche believed that Greek philosophy, of philosophers like Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle, killed the passion and power of Greek tragedy. Since Nietzsche is continually associated with his criticisms
According to Aristotle, the mean is the “equal to” part, in between “greater than” and “less than”. A more context definition would be having enough so that you would not be either “excessive or deficient”. Each person have a different “mean” according to his/her standard. Aristotle gives us an example in his writing piece that ten pounds of food maybe enough for an athlete, but it would be too much for a trainer. As a knowledge person, you would be able to identify what is enough for you and choose the mean of it; a mean that personally related to you, not a mean of something. It is a guide to good living because it’s what guide your virtue, your character, your moral standard. If you can balance out your feelings and actions and not have
It is a simple exercise to find the mean between two numbers, it is the midpoint between any two values on the number line. However, when you drift away from the number system, calculating the mean of a set can be quite a different process. If you consider fear and confidence, it is less intuitive that the mean of these two qualities is bravery. And such, it even follows that there is no single variable that defines bravery. In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle discusses one of his most famous principles in great detail, the ‘Doctrine of the Mean’. It declares that a moral (ethical) action is a mean between two extremes, and that a virtuous person is capable of choosing the mean consistently.
Like plenty of people, Aristotle was startled by the fact that the best argument doesn't always win. Wanting to know the reason behind this, he started observing. Aristotle outlined the ways audience and individuals are affected by many factors that don't involve with logic or the facts of the case. Taking his ambitiousness into consideration, he invented what we call Rhetoric. Wanting to reach those who don't agree, he created points: you have to recognize, acknowledge, sooth people's concerns, make it funny, and use illustrations and examples to make your idea come alive.
Socrates once said that “he who knows what good is will do good.” His response to bullying would be that when one acts carelessly it’s because one doesn’t know any better. Socrates believed that it was up to people's reason to differentiate between good and bad. When a person bullies, they aren’t thinking the situation through. They may not think about the consequences or that hurting the person is immoral. Socrates would also think that academic cheating is wrong. He would say that one should use what they have inside, not what someone else has. In this case, cheating and using another person’s answer on a test or homework assignment. He believes that people should use their common sense. People should think before they get themselves in sticky situations. A person should keep on learning, but in an honest way. People can’t achieve happiness until they stop lying to themselves.
Another great influence on Education was the Greek philosopher and scientist Aristotle who came later after Confucius, who was born in Stagira, Chalcidice. Aristotle was first a student in Plato’s philosophy school for around twenty years. Later on he was a philosophy teacher in Atarneus which is located in Asia Minor. Aristotle is known for his school named “Lyceum” which is located in Athens, and he is also known for teaching Alexander the Great who can later. According to Curren from his writings about “Aristotle on the Necessity of Public Education” and Burnet from his writings about “Aristotle on Education: Being Extracts From the Ethics and Politics found in the Encyclopedia , Aristotle deceased from the existing idea of childhood in Greek antiquity at that time, just like his teacher Plato. That philosophy was about children being educated as small adults, and so they were taught with adult literature considering their minds as able to absorb and task like those of the adults. According to Aristotle, the goal of education is to struggle to achieve the greatest goodness and happiness being a member in a city. Most of his philosophy about educating children could be found in the Nicomachean Ethics and Politics; and here he relates to politics as he considers human beings naturally to be political. That is in the social sense, as no one could become happy outside of a community. A person become an individual when he/she becomes an active
Currently drug abuse is the issue that has plagued almost all the societies in the world. This problem poses serious threat to the life of people both in developed and underdeveloped countries. There are different kinds of drugs such as heroin, cocaine, cannabis, hallucinogens, ecstasy, and methamphetamine and so on (McGeorge & Aitken, 1997). Young and age-old people largely use many of these drugs. People usually consider these drugs as a relief from their worries, but these drugs lead them towards addition and psychotic disorders that eventually destroy their health. Legislative authorities in almost every part of the world have been trying to save their generations from the abuse, but the use of these drugs never ended. However, these legislations help to minimize the numbers of drug users where their implementation is done properly (Hall et al., 2004). The aim of this research paper is to provide knowledge about the Cannabis Legalization in Australia and the people’s approach who favor or oppose this legalization. Cannabis drug use, impacts, cannabis legalization in Australia and its advantages and disadvantages will also
truths, and forms. He had no room in his views for imagination and what he saw
Aristotle was one of the most important western philosophers. He was a student of Plato and the teacher of Alexander the Great. He wrote on many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology. I found that his biggest impacts on modern society were in the subject areas of ethics, and zoology.
Another example of over shooting is easily relatable to students. Studying 12 hours at a time each day plus revision afterwards is a common everyday example of overshooting. If a student studies for this amount of time, are they really actually taking everything in?